Day 11: Malmo 7/25/13

-went to a waste facility plant in Malmo called Sysav
-made an awesome group dinner at the STF Hostel  
           *pasta, salad, garlic bread, sauteed veggies, and vino
-next we went to Folkets Park and checked out the night scene
            *far i Hatten, Cuba Cafe, and Debaser

Day 10: Malmo 7/24/13

Today we took the train from Stockholm to out next destination, Malmo
-walked around the historic area of Malmo
-next we went to the new eco-district of Malmo called West Harbor
-had some mussels, potatoes, bread and butter, and a Swedish IPA for lunch

Day 9: Stockholm 7/23/13 (last day in Stockholm)

-Today we went to the classrooms and presented our "read the city" projects
-In the evening I had a traditional Swedish meal at a restaurant called Pelikan. Ate Swedish meatballs with mashed potatoes, lingonberries, gherkins (pickles), and a had Swedish Pilsner to wash it down.

Day 8: Stockholm 7/22/13

-Did a tour in the city hall (Stadhul) in Stockholm

-Went to Uppsala (home of Carl Linnaeus)

view from Stadhus- Stockholm

view from Stadhus- Stockholm

Church in Uppsala

Botanical Garden at Uppsala Universitet- Uppsala

Statue of Carl Linnaues: Uppsala Universitet

Canon: Upsala Universitet

Day 7: Stockholm 7/21/13

-Went to Rosendals Tradgard- Kafe

        -had a great lunch

        -explored the gardens

-did my "read the city" exercise at Kungstradgarden

Day 6: Stockholm 7/20/13

-Went to Karlstad, an awesome little town in the eastern part of Sweden

-checked out a little eco-housing project/village (only about 12-15 houses)

-went to Karlstads park and park center, and had an awesome lunch

Day 5: Stockholm 7/19/13

-Went to Hammerby, the super fancy/ state of the art eco-village/district in Stockholm
-Went on an epic bike ride around Ostermalm (an island in Stockholm)
-Went to Stockholm's photography museum (Fotografiska), which showcased photos and videos by: Motohiko Odani, Hakan Elofsson, and Helmut Newton

Bio-swales in Hammerby

En-vac trash recycling system

Hammerby- modern eco-friendly design

bike ride along the river

bike ride around an island

Saluhal: the food marketplace

Day 4: Stockholm 7/18/13

-Lecture in the morning
-went to Stockholm's modern art museum (moderna museet), and architecture museum (arkitekturmuseet)
-went to the vasamuseet (a museum surrounding a salvaged Swedish ship--the vasa--from the 17th century)
-ate lunch in rosendal park/ Djurgarden
-went to the Stockholm City Hall
-went to the Skansen open air museum

Moderna Museet

Vasa

Stockholm City Hall (where the nobel prize banquet and award ceremony is held)

View from Stockholm City Hall

View from Skansen

Day 3: Stockholm 7/17/13

-Lecture #2,  and guest lecture by Walker Wells
-went to kings square and ate some lunch
-visited an eco-friendly housing/living project in-progress, and met with an urban planner who helped design the project
-got a kebab, and found a cool bar--the bishops arms

Day 2: Stockholm 7/16/13

1st official day in Stockholm.

-went to lecture

-tour of downtown/historic area

-vegetarian dinner w/ awesome view

-did a little evening walking on my own

-capped off the night with a Swedish beer on the boat

Day 1: Arrival in Stockholm 7/15/13